Commander Kilrain was commissioned in 1985 and designated a naval aviator in 1987; she has logged over 3,000 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. A veteran of two space flights, she has logged over 471 hours in space.
Janet L. Kavandi served as center director at NASA’s Glenn Research Center from March 14, 2016 until September 30, 2019, navigating the center through a government shutdown, the first steps in a major agency reorganization, and the introduction of NASA’s ambitious Artemis program.
Colonel Nicole Mann launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, Endurance, on October 5, 2022. The Crew-5 astronauts lived and worked aboard the ISS for nearly six months as part of Expedition 68.
Burnham reported for duty in January 2022 to complete two years of initial astronaut training as a NASA astronaut candidate.
Indian-American astronaut
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American aerospace engineer and astronaut
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American astronaut, Air Force colonel and doctor